Photo: Mangoandmay · CC BY-SA 4.0In a 100 km circle around Sicamous: 2 places on the registers
Before 1961: just 6% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. The closest top-tier heritage is in Kamloops, 98 km from here. Wikidata gives 2013 for the municipality, whether that is when it was founded, incorporated or merged.
The registers find 2 places within 100 km of Sicamous
The earliest date is “Canadian National Railway Station, Kamloops, British Columbia”’s, 1926, 97 km away. At 96 km, Kamloops Memorial Arena in Kamloops is the closest. Among them are a provincial or municipal listing and a heritage railway station.
The 2 nearest, within 100 km
| Kamloops Memorial ArenaListed in a community heritage register · 96 km away, in Kamloops |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Kamloops, British ColumbiaHeritage Railway Station · 1926–1928 · 97 km away, in Kamloops |
Sicamous built the most from 1961 to 1980, 45% of today’s homes
Homes built from 2016 to 2021 are 4.4% of Sicamous’s, about the typical 4.1%. 31% of Sicamous’s homes date from 1981 to 2000, well above the typical 23%. Count back from today and half of Sicamous’s homes are older than 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Sicamous compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,800 to 2,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Minnedosa, Saint-Anicet, Saint-Elzéar and Weedon. Their median is 0. 12 of them have nothing on the registers.
Sicamous and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicamous | 2,854 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap | 1,518 | 0 | 0 | — |
Sicamous in brief
Its oldest homes, those from before 1961, are 6% of the total, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
Questions about Sicamous’s history
How many historic places does Sicamous have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Sicamous; Kamloops Memorial Arena, in Kamloops, is 96 km away.
When did Sicamous become a municipality?
Wikidata gives 2013 for Sicamous, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Sicamous?
Before 1961: 6% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).